| 词汇 | yew |
| 释义 | yew noun uk /juː/ us /juː/ [ C or U ] an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with flat leaves like needles and small, red fruits : 紫杉;紫杉木 In the middle of the churchyard stands an old yew. Yew, box, or holly are suitable for hedges. a yew tree紫杉树 sarahdoow/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages [ U ] wood from the yew tree: yew furniture a bowl made from yew Britain's oldest tree is thought to be a 3,800-year-old yew at Ashbrittle church in Somerset. avenues of lime and yew Yew trees are the source of the anti-cancer drug taxol. Yew berries are poisonous. a solid yew four-poster bed Types of evergreen & coniferous tree araucaria arborvitae arbutus areca Atlantic white cedar eastern hemlock Eastern white pine eucalyptus ficus fir mallee monkey puzzle mountain laurel Norfolk Island pine Norway spruce scrub pine sequoia silver fir Sitka spruce strawberry tree You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of wood Examples of yewyew For example, women with ovarian cancer are beneficiaries of taxol from yew trees and consequently some public monies are appropriate for the development of taxol chemotherapy. Several plants and hedges can affect livestock—boxbroom, laurel and yew are all poisonous to livestock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, the old, historic yew hedges around the country might be 9 or 10 ft tall, but they are entirely appropriate to their environment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am seeking to protect farmers from highway authorities which are over zealous in the matter of planting yew trees in the wrong places. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that we could expect yew to grow underneath the trees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All over the country there are graveyards with yew trees in them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is suitable in the countryside is not necessarily suitable in an urban environment, where avenues of cypress trees or yew hedges can cause problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have oak trees, fir trees, birch trees, yew trees and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The farmer's cattle can lean across the fence—they would not be straying on to the highway—and nibble at the branches of the yew tree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are using yew in places where there is not the necessity for great height in a short time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a significant issue, as we know that many ancient cemeteries and burial grounds have well-established yew trees, some of which are up to 40 ft high. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their ghosts are said to haunt the yew groves, and the trees themselves are said to come alive and move at night. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are sweet chestnut, scots pine, hazel, yew and holly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tribes are also been said to have used yew twigs in steam baths to help alleviate rheumatism. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Trees include yew, birch, beech, rowan, several species of pine and a number of blossoming fruit trees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of yew These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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